Brakes
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Brakes
Hi everyone. I just purchased a set of CLK55 brake calipers from a 2005 CLK55 W209. They are the 6 piston calipers but from my research they are different than the ones found on the SLK55 and CLK63. The difference is the weight difference e tween left and right compare to the ones on the slk55 and clk63 that both calipers are identical weight and are considered p030 performance package which also comes with 360mm rotors. The ones that I purchased are still 6 pistons but none performance package and they are standard on 2005 clk55 with 340mm rotors. Now here is my question: can I run C55 or clk55 rotors that came with the 4 piston calipers with my 6 pistons? Because the rotor are an arm and a leg and I'm trying to find a more budget friendly option. Thank you in advance.
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Hi everyone. I just purchased a set of CLK55 brake calipers from a 2005 CLK55 W209. They are the 6 piston calipers but from my research they are different than the ones found on the SLK55 and CLK63. The difference is the weight difference e tween left and right compare to the ones on the slk55 and clk63 that both calipers are identical weight and are considered p030 performance package which also comes with 360mm rotors. The ones that I purchased are still 6 pistons but none performance package and they are standard on 2005 clk55 with 340mm rotors. Now here is my question: can I run C55 or clk55 rotors that came with the 4 piston calipers with my 6 pistons? Because the rotor are an arm and a leg and I'm trying to find a more budget friendly option. Thank you in advance.
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Thank you guys for the response. I think I'm going to use the 2.5mm spacers between the caliper and brackets. I was just wondering if I'm running the c55 345mm rotors that are 2mm thinner than the clk55 340mm rotors, am I gonna have any vibration or wobbling during speed or braking? Because there will be a 1mm gap in each side between the pad and the rotor. Or that is not an issue.
